Yes, has been for some years now. And no, I'm not talking about NGC or PCGS offices in Europe. I'm talking about a company founded in Europe and...
No, just a mint worker with a rag in his back pocket who used it to wipe dirt, debris, grease, etc off a die in use, and in the process scratching...
You pay more than that, often multiples of that, for just about everything there is in your life. So what makes coins so special ?
And what makes you think so ?
With modern coins more so than with old even a single wipe is often enough for the coin to get the harshly cleaned designation. I'm thinking I can...
By ANA standards, even today's - yes. BY TPG standards, obviously not. It is up to the individual to draw their own conclusions from that.
If you collect common coins, US or world, then yes you will almost certainly lose money if you try to sell them. Why ? It's pretty simple really,...
So just because you are buying a coin from a dealer then you have the right to know how much profit he made on that coin ? Really ?? I can't think...
You can tell the difference because the design details of the Proofs are slightly different. I could make it simple an just tell you how,but you...
Yup, used to be that way. But the ANA changed it in 2005 with their 6th edition. Now - F12 - horn and tail are smooth but partially visible...
Well, I didn't know they changed their modern tier down to '55 either. But then I don't submit coins and never have.
Dunno if they will be helpful but try these - http://canadiancoinnews.com/ http://www.canadiancoin.com/
Then forget about using pictures completely and don't use them at all. Not even the ones in the ANA book. (they're worthless anyway)
Commemoratives yes, because that's when they stopped minting them and did not mint them again until 1982. But what Chris was talking about though...
Yes it's some kind of residue, dip residue, polishing compound residue, cleaning residue, or some other kind of residue. But it doesn't matter...
Small typo ? 54 should be 64.
The standard definition of a full set of any coin series is 1 example of every date from each mint at which they were minted. Varieties are not...
Dunno, but every link I tried for them pops up as DNS error.
Benne - What you are experiencing is just one of the problems of trying to learn how to grade based on pictures and why all picture type grading...
Based on the pictures the coin is a problem coin and not worth spending the money to have it graded. As for protecting it, you could have spent 50...
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